NASDAQ:VRSK - Verisk Analytics Stock Price, Forecast & News

Verisk Analytics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRSK."

Verisk Analytics announced a dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Verisk Analytics' Dividend History.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.01. The business services provider earned $652.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $650.34 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm's revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share. View Verisk Analytics' Earnings History.

Verisk Analytics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Verisk Analytics.

11 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Verisk Analytics' stock. Their forecasts range from $124.00 to $184.00. On average, they anticipate Verisk Analytics' share price to reach $157.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Verisk Analytics.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verisk Analytics in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Verisk Analytics.

Media coverage about VRSK stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Verisk Analytics earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Verisk Analytics.

Verisk Analytics saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,020,000 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the December 15th total of 1,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 892,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Verisk Analytics' Current Options Chain.

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Verisk Analytics' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.48%), Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY (0.34%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.13%), Strs Ohio (0.11%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%). Company insiders that own Verisk Analytics stock include Andrew G Mills, Christopher M Foskett, Constantine Iordanou, David B Wright, David J Grover, Hyatt J Brown, John F Lehman, Kenneth E Thompson, Lee Shavel, Mark V Anquillare, Scott G Stephenson and Vincent De P Mccarthy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Verisk Analytics.

VRSK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Strs Ohio, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, NEXT Financial Group Inc, Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and CENTRAL TRUST Co. Company insiders that have sold Verisk Analytics company stock in the last year include Andrew G Mills, Christopher M Foskett, Constantine Iordanou, David B Wright, David J Grover, John F Lehman, Mark V Anquillare and Vincent De P Mccarthy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisk Analytics.

VRSK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, PFG Advisors, City Holding Co., Cerebellum GP LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and HBW Advisory Services LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisk Analytics.

Shares of VRSK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRSK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $165.30.

Verisk Analytics has a market capitalization of $27.09 billion and generates $2.40 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $598.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.11 on an earnings per share basis. Verisk Analytics employs 8,184 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Verisk Analytics.

The official website for Verisk Analytics is http://www.verisk.com/.

Verisk Analytics' mailing address is 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ, 07310. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 201-469-3000 or via email at [email protected]